Women's Leadership Academy
Program Agenda
Session 0:
Orientation Networking Session
Session 1:
Women in Leadership & Tell Your Story
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Barriers faced by women in leadership positions (stereotypical gender roles, the double-bind, tiara syndrome, queen bee phenomenon, imposter syndrome, identity crisis, etc.)
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Mixed messages to address the dilemma are not sufficient (Teach women to be more like men/Don’t be too nice, etc.)
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Managing imposter phenomenon and overcoming self-doubt
Session 2:
Coaches, Mentors, and Sponsors & Difficult Conversations
Part I: Coaches, Mentors & Sponsors - Why you should have one of each in your career
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There are three people you must meet along your career journey – the sponsor, the mentor and the coach
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Dive deeper into these 3 critical relationships and uncover:
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How to find these guides (and how they can find you)
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When the appropriate time is to engage with each one
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Understand which role different people should play
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To be truly successful and go far in your career, never go it alone. It’s essential to foster these essential relationships along the way
Part II: Having Difficult Conversations
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Common conflicts at work and its types
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Interests and how to approach and navigate difficult conversations
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Threats, retaliation and solutions
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Engaging with third parties if it benefits the difficult conversation
Session 3:
Inclusive Leadership, Culture & Collaboration
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Learn how to put together diverse teams and avoid the appearance of favoritism
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Build trust so everyone feels comfortable speaking up
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Treat all team members with fairness and respect
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Understand what makes individuals unique, and ensure they feel connected to the team
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Identify challenges of working in a transdisciplinary team
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Establish critical components of a project, identify expertise among team members, assign roles and responsibilities based on expertise
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Enhance team effectiveness by learning how to strategically configure your team’s knowledge and experience to meet team objectives
Session 4:
Negotiation Strategies for Women
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Develop negotiation skills with a simulation and debriefing that highlights the impact of a variety of strategic and tactical choices
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Cover best practices that are applicable to all, and emphasize solutions to the particular challenges that professional women face during negotiations
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Provide concepts and a framework to effectively analyze the negotiation situation
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Expand your toolkit of useful negotiation skills, strategic planning and tactics
Session 5:
Communicate to Influence
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Everyone at some point must influence others when proposing new ideas, processes, products, etc. This session introduces participants to the 3 Pillars of Persuasion and how to leverage both confidence and credibility in becoming more persuasive.
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A leader has 3 communication jobs: Instruct, Inform, Inspire.
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How do you move from sharing information to influencing decisions and outcomes?
Session 6:
Build a Powerful Leadership Presence
Part I: Building a Powerful Leadership Presence
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Learn practical strategies to show up in an intentional, credible and impactful manner
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Identify & craft your own power identity
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Learn the three components of building a powerful leadership presence
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Identity: How I see myself
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Image: How I present myself
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Interpersonal Connection: How I connect and interact with others
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Part II: Panel Discussion
Celebration
